Hearing Blog

If you have just invested in a new set of hearing aids, then congratulations are in order! You no longer have to struggle to hear your family, friends, co-workers and people you interact with daily. Your relationships can begin to improve and you can feel more confident navigating the world around you.  It takes a couple weeks to get used to your new hearing aids, but once you do, the independence they unlock is priceless....

Hearing loss is a serious condition that affects more than just your ears. This is especially true for the senior population. In fact, one in three people over the age of 65 deal with debilitating hearing loss. For seniors affected hearing loss makes it difficult to connect to the people in your life and creates hurdles navigating the world independently. As hearing loss continues to be unaddressed it can progress into serious depression for seniors...

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has protected the rights of people with disabilities for three decades! As of July 26, 2020 the ADA has officially turned 30 and  with three decades of creating access for people with disabilities in the workplace, for government programs, on transportation, in public spaces and more the programs have been indispensable.  However, as we look back on the valuable work the ADA has done, we must examine how much more can...

Hearing loss is becoming more and more common as our world becomes louder and louder. While hearing loss can be caused by many different things, including head trauma, old age infections and certain medications, noise induced hearing loss affects people at all ages in high numbers. According to a 2017 analysis from a nationally representative health interview and examination survey reported that nearly one in four (24 percent) of U.S. adults aged 20 to 69...